Seed-corn stringer.



F. W. KARLL SEED CORN STRINGER. APPLICATION PILIJD APR.2,1913,

1,082,875. Patented Dec 30, 1913.

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FRANK w. .KARLI, or VALLEY SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed April 2, 1913. Serial N0. 758,293.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W. KARLI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Valley Springs, in the count-y of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have inproduction of an improved device for erat-ion.

stringing corn, simple and economical in construction and thoroughly rel able in op- With this and'other objects in view, the invention will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views, of which,-

Figure l is a side elevation of the pre ferred embodiment of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the bracketarm, taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, associated members being omitted.

In the illustrations, 1 is a bracket-arm, adapted to be remov'ably secured to an upright Support as a studding, or post, 2. My means for securing the bracket-arm preferably comprises a clamp, having jaws, as 3, adapted to embrace the upright, 2, and secured on opposite sides of the bracket-arm, by means of bolts, 4 and 5, passing through both jaws and bracket-arm. The sides of the bracket-arm, adjacent the jaws,.3, are

tapered slightly, to permit the jaws being adjusted toward and from each other to suit uprights of divers dimensions. The clamp is Secured to the upright by tightening the nut, 5 and the thumb-nut, 4 into firm engagement with the adjacent jaw. The inner faces of the aws are provided with studs, 6, serving to prevent displacement of the former when secured to the upright. Horizontally-disposed members, rotating in opposite directions, serve to twistthe twine between the ears of corn; and for this purpose I prefcr to employ intermeshed spur-gears, as 7 and 8, journaled on bearings, 9, below the bracket-arm. The upper side of the gear, 8,

is provided with bevel teeth. 10, intermeshed with a bevel-gear, 11, secured upon a cranked-shaft, 12, journaled in suitable bearings, 13, upon the bracket-arm. From the spur-gears, 7 and 8, depend double hooks, 14, disposed diametrically of the ro' tating members. These hooks support and separate the strands; and maybe provided 1n various. forms, yet preferably, as illustrated, formed of a continuous wire, the ends of which are bent upwardly and secured to the spur-gears, and the middle portion, 15, bent upwardly in a plane parallel to the end portions, thus forming the hooks, 14. As the middle, or horizontal portion, is

shorter' than the distance between the end portions, the hooks are somewhat inwardly disposed. My purpose in constructing the hooks in this manner is to facilitate the removal of the completed strings of corn which are rather heavy. It is apparent that when one side of one of the loops is lifted from lts hook, the loop will easily slip over the horizontal link, 15, and finally leave the companion hook without further effort by the operator. For convenience, I provide a vertical. spindle, 16, to carry a ball of twine, 17; and a twine-cutting blade, 18, secured to the arm.

In the practical operation of my, novel device, a twine is cut approximately twice the length of the string of corn it is proposed to weave, and the ends then tied together, forming an endless, or double strand, 19, the looped ends of which are hung upon the books, 14. In the depending bights is then laid the first car of corn, represented at 20. The ear 21 then. is placed between the strands, transversely of the first ear, and the crank turned which imparts rotation to the spurgears, whereby the strands are crossed above the ear. The ears 22, are successively placed between thea etrands and in a similar manner the str an s about each car. At 23 is represented an ear about to be placed, preparatory to twisting the strands. When the string of corn is -completed the loops are removed from the hooks and suspended in any manner suitable to the curing ,process. Obviously the spur-gears may be replaced by mechanical equivalents, such,- as pulleys connected by a crossed belt, etc.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is, g

In device of the class described, the combination with a suitable support, of a bracket-arm, spur gears mounted on said are woven bracket-arm for rotation in opposite direc- In witness whereof I have hereunto tions, each to the other; companion hooks signed my name in the presence of two sub- 10 carried by said spur-gears, adapted to susscribing Witnesses.

.an endless twine and hold the side 5 strands in spaced relation each to the other; FRANK and means for imparting rotation to said W1tnesses: spur-gears, whereby the strands will cross E. J. HETLAND each other. N. O. HETLAND. 

